Air Transport Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 22, 2005
Austrian Airlines' two A340-200s that were sold to a French investor last week will be converted to transport aircraft for the French army to replace DC-8s, sources close to the deal said. The Austrian board will decide by the end of this month whether to add two A330-200s or two 777-200ERs to its fleet to replace the A340s.
Sep 22, 2005
Emirates took delivery of its fifth 777-300ER of a total of 30 on order. The jet brings the Emirates fleet to 80 aircraft.
Sep 21, 2005
Air Arabia signed up for SITA INC's Flight Briefing Services package. The Sharjah-based carrier is the first LCC to opt for the system, which emulates industry best practice for fuel and environmental management as recommended by IATA in its Fuel Action Plan.
Sep 21, 2005
ARINC reached separate agreements with SAS and Finnair to provide the carriers with its Globalink satellite voice and data services.
Sep 20, 2005
Garuda Indonesia and Boeing are in talks about an order for 10 787-8s and 18 737-800s potentially worth $2 billion. The order, if finalized, will replace a 1996 order for 777-200ERs. The 787-8s will be delivered between 2011 and 2013. The 737-800s will start the replacement of the airline's 737 Classic fleet. Garuda operates three 747-400s, an A330-300, 26 737-400s, 17 737-300s and five 737-500s.
Sep 14, 2016
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is in negotiations with Boeing to switch out five Boeing 777s from a 2012 order for eight 787-8s, PIA CEO Bernd Hildenbrand confirmed to ATW.
Sep 13, 2016
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommends the FAA, Boeing and airlines explore and mitigate a relatively obscure directional-control problem linked to aircraft with tail-mounted engines.
Sep 13, 2016
African low-cost carrier (LCC) Fastjet will swap out some of its all-Airbus A319 fleet for wet-leased Embraer E190s, introduce connecting flights, and is considering a headquarters move from the UK to South Africa.
Sep 13, 2016
Buenos Aires-based Aerolíneas Argentinas has taken delivery of an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, provided on long-term lease by Stamford, Connecticut-based lessor Aircastle.
Sep 13, 2016
China will need 6,810 new commercial aircraft, valued at $1.025 trillion through 2035, Boeing forecast in its annual China Current Market Outlook (CMO).
Sep 13, 2016
Thai Airways International, which took delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB Aug. 30, will delay launching the first scheduled service to Melbourne Airport because of additional inspections and requirements from Australian authorities.
Sep 13, 2016
More and more European low-cost carriers are looking into long-haul flying, following the path of Norwegian, Jetstar and Air Asia X.
Sep 13, 2016
Double-bubble, blended wing-body, truss-braced wing, hybrid wing-body—they all sound tempting, but which will NASA pick for its next X-plane and what can it afford?